If C ⊂ Pk is an integral curve and k an algebraically closed field of characteristic 0, it is known that the points of the general plane section C∩H of C are in uniform position. From this it follows easily that the general minimal curve containing C ∩ H is irreducible. If chark = p > 0, the points of C ∩H may not be in uniform position. However, we prove that the general minimal curve containi...

We predict the rate of deep inelastic scattering (DIS) events containing an identified forward π 0 that is expected in the experiments at the HERA electron-proton collider, in order to see if this process can be used as an indicator of the underlying small x dynamics. We determine the background due to deep inelastic events containing forward photons which are fragments of the forward jet. We c...

Metabolic alterations including postprandial hyperglycemia have been implicated in the development of obesity-related diseases. Xylose is a sucrase inhibitor suggested to suppress the postprandial glucose surge. The objectives of this study were to assess the inhibitory effects of two different concentrations of xylose on postprandial glucose and insulin responses and to evaluate its efficacy i...

The development and survival of sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi Scopoli (Diptera: Psychodidae) larvae fed feces of Syrian hamsters, Mesocricetus auratus, that had been fed a diet containing novaluron were evaluated. In total, six larval diets were used in sand fly larval bioassays. Four groups of larvae were fed feces of hamsters that had been maintained on a diet containing either 0, 9.88, 98.8,...

We prove that if \(X\) is an \(\ell_{1}\)-predual isomorphic to the space \(c_{0}\) of sequences converging zero, then for any isomorphism \(T:X\rightarrow c_{0}\) we have \(\Vert T\Vert\, \Vert T^{-1}\Vert\ge1+2r^{*}(X)\), where \(r^{*}(X)\) smallest radius closed ball dual \(X^{*}\) containing all weak\(^{*}\) cluster points set extreme unit \(X^*\).

We calculate the time dependence of B 0 → f decays (and analogously D 0 → f decays) and use this result to obtain expressions for the time dependence of: an untagged sample (B 0 → f and B 0 → f decays combined), a sample containing charge-conjugate final states (B 0 → f and B 0 → ¯ f decays combined), and a sample containing all four decay modes together. For simplicity we assume CP violating e...